The Border Chords by America

Tempo:
127.45 bpm
Chords used:

Bb

Ab

Cm

Gm

Eb

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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America - The border chords
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[Cm] [Bb]
[Ab] [Bb] [Ab] [Bb]
[Cm] [Bb]
[Ab] [Bb]
[C] You must be [Bb] lost in a faraway [Gm] land I search [Ab] forever your footprints in the sand
I feel you [Gm] need me, I have to [Ab] answer A desperate [Bb] call that I do not understand
[Cm] A burning [Bb] bridge, a lonely highway [Gm] Another [Ab] dark night thinking [Fm] along
What could have [Gm] happened?
Am I just dreaming?
[Ab] It doesn't matter but there's one [Bb] thing that I [Cm] know
[Bb] [Cm] If I could [Bb] make it to [Cm] the border [Bb] [Cm] If [Bb]
[Cm] I could [Bb] make it to [Ab] the coast
[Bb]
[Ab] [Bb] [Eb] If I could [Bb] make it to [Cm] the border [Bb] I'd be [Ab] in the arms of the girl [Bb] I [Cm] love the most
[Cm] [Bb] [Cm] Do [Ab] do do, [Bb] do do [Gm] do Do do [Ab] do do, do [Bb] do do do
Make [Ab] it to the border
So [Bb]
[Cm] on and [Bb] on I keep on [Gm] running To make the [Ab] border before the line
[Fm] Just one more [Gm] river, then I can [Ab] make it Again you'll be in [Eb] my [Bb] arms tonight
[C] If I could [Bb] make it to the [Cm] border [Bb] [Cm] If [Bb]
[Cm] I could [Bb] make it to [Ab] the coast
If [Bb] [Eb] I could [Bb] make it to [Cm] the border [Bb] I'd be in [Ab] the arms of the [Fm] girl [Bb] I [Cm] love the most
[Bb]
[Cm] [Bb] [Cm] Do [Ab] do do, [Bb] do do do [Gm] Do do do do, [Ab] do do [Bb] do do
Make [Ab] it to the border
Do do do, [Bb] do do do [Gm] Do do do do, [Ab] do do [Bb] do do
Make [Ab] it to the border
If [Bb]
[Cm] [Bb] [Cm]
[Gm] [Cm] [Bb]
[Ab] [Bb]
[Ab] [Bb]
[Eb] [Bb] [Cm] [Gm]
[Ab]
[G]
[Cm] I could [Bb] make it to [Cm] the border If I could [Bb] make it to [Ab] the coast
[Bb] [Ab] [Bb] If [Eb] I could [Gm] make it to [Cm] the border, [Bb] I'd be in [Ab] the arms of the [Bb] girl I love the [Cm] [Bb] most.
[Cm] [Bb]
[Cm] Do-do [Ab]-do, [Bb] [Gm] do-do-do, [Ab] do-do-do, do-do [Bb]-do, [Ab] make it through the border.
[Cm] Do [Ab]-do-do, [Bb] do-do-do, do [Gm]-do-do, do [Ab]-do-do, do-do [Bb]-do, make it [Ab] through the border.
[Bb] [Gm]
[Ab] [Bb] [Ab]
[Bb] [Gm]
[Ab] [Bb] [Ab]
[N]
Key:  
Bb
12341111
Ab
134211114
Cm
13421113
Gm
123111113
Eb
12341116
Bb
12341111
Ab
134211114
Cm
13421113
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Learn the basic chords of America - The Border chords, with this master sequence: Cm, Bb, Ab, Bb, Gm, Ab, Bb and Cm. A strategic approach would be to train at 63 BPM initially, and then accelerate to the song's tempo of 127. Adapt the capo setting considering your vocal range, with reference to the key: Eb Major.

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[Cm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ [Ab] _ _ _ [Bb] _ [Ab] _ _ [Bb] _
_ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
[Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
[C] _ You must be [Bb] lost in a faraway [Gm] land I search [Ab] forever your footprints in the sand
I feel you [Gm] need me, I have to [Ab] answer A desperate [Bb] call that I do not understand
[Cm] A burning [Bb] bridge, a lonely highway [Gm] Another [Ab] dark night thinking [Fm] along
What could have [Gm] happened?
Am I just dreaming?
[Ab] It doesn't matter but there's one [Bb] thing that I [Cm] know
_ [Bb] _ [Cm] If I could [Bb] make it to [Cm] the border _ [Bb] _ [Cm] If [Bb]
[Cm] I could [Bb] make it to [Ab] the coast
[Bb] _
_ [Ab] _ _ [Bb] [Eb] If I could [Bb] make it to [Cm] the border [Bb] I'd be [Ab] in the arms of the girl [Bb] I [Cm] love the _ most
[Cm] _ _ _ [Bb] _ [Cm] Do [Ab] do do, [Bb] do do [Gm] do Do do [Ab] do do, do [Bb] do do do
Make [Ab] it to the border
_ _ So [Bb] _
[Cm] _ on and [Bb] on I keep on [Gm] running To make the [Ab] border before the line
_ [Fm] Just one more [Gm] river, then I can [Ab] make it Again you'll be in [Eb] my [Bb] arms tonight
_ _ _ [C] If I could [Bb] make it to the [Cm] border [Bb] _ [Cm] _ If [Bb]
[Cm] I could [Bb] make it to [Ab] the coast _
If _ [Bb] [Eb] I could [Bb] make it to [Cm] the border [Bb] I'd be in [Ab] the arms of the [Fm] girl [Bb] I [Cm] love the most
[Bb] _
[Cm] _ _ _ [Bb] _ [Cm] Do [Ab] do do, [Bb] do do do [Gm] Do do do do, [Ab] do do [Bb] do do
Make [Ab] it to the border
_ Do do do, [Bb] do do do [Gm] Do do do do, [Ab] do do [Bb] do do
Make [Ab] it to the border
_ _ If [Bb] _
[Cm] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Gm] _ [Cm] _ _ [Bb] _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
[Ab] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [Cm] _ [Gm] _
[Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Cm] I could [Bb] make it to [Cm] the border _ _ If _ I could [Bb] make it to [Ab] the coast
_ [Bb] _ _ [Ab] _ [Bb] If [Eb] I could [Gm] make it to [Cm] the border, [Bb] I'd be in [Ab] the arms of the [Bb] girl I love the [Cm] _ [Bb] most.
[Cm] _ _ _ [Bb] _
[Cm] Do-do [Ab]-do, [Bb] _ [Gm] do-do-do, [Ab] do-do-do, do-do [Bb]-do, [Ab] make it through the border. _
[Cm] Do [Ab]-do-do, [Bb] do-do-do, do [Gm]-do-do, do [Ab]-do-do, do-do [Bb]-do, make it [Ab] through the border. _
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Gm] _ _
[Ab] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Gm] _ _
[Ab] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _

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